🔥 Burning Lies Makes Three 🔥

December 12, 2018 By JPMcLean Leave a Comment

Do you feel like you’re being held hostage by these long cold nights? Why not escape to somewhere exciting? That place is as close as your fingertips—Burning Lies, the third book in The Gift Legacy has been released.

When a terrorist rips apart Emelynn Taylor’s world, she uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to expose the gift and all those who share it. Emelynn joins forces with a mysterious man and an eminent family to fight a deceitful menace. And when the smoke clears, Emelynn must face her worst fears to save those she loves—and she must do it alone.

Read the book reviewers call Another captivating, no-holds-barred read.

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For a short time, the first three books in The Gift Legacy are available for $0.99 each. But not for long. On Friday, the books return to their regular price of $5.99. Don’t miss this opportunity to load up your e-reader for the upcoming holidays. Watch this space for the Christmas day release of Book 4, Lethal Waters. Two brand new books are coming in January 2019.

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To celebrate Secret Sky’s best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Cover win over at Kobo, its special $0.99 sale continues until the end of Kobo’s all-categories cover contest.

Burning Lies was formerly titled The Gift: Redemption. If you own one of the originals, congratulations! You now have a collector’s edition. As always, I’d love to hear your feedback. Just hit reply or contact me via the social media buttons.

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Hidden Enemy is Live

November 28, 2018 By JPMcLean 2 Comments

The winter rains have set in here in the Pacific Northwest, and I can’t think of a better way to while away the dark evenings than by reading a good book. Speaking of which . . .

Hidden Enemy has been released!

Emelynn Taylor’s discovery of a forbidden book threatens to expose dangerous secrets. Two powerful factions clash: one ancient, one evil. And both of them want a piece of her. Not even her gift of flight will save her. Emelynn must form an uneasy partnership with a dangerous man and risk her gift and her future to protect her friends’ lives.

Read the book reviewers call Passionate, Exhilarating, and A superbly crafted fantasy thriller.

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Hidden Enemy will be available for a limited time for $0.99. If you’re missing the second book in the series, now’s the time to grab it. If you pre-ordered it, it will already be in your inbox.

Get ready for a binge read. The Gift Legacy is releasing a book every two weeks, including two brand new books in January 2019!

Get your copy of Hidden Enemy from your favourite retailer right here.

The $0.99 sale on Secret Sky will end soon. Get your copy at the discounted price while you can!

Hidden Enemy rebranded cover replaces Revelation

Hidden Enemy was formerly titled The Gift: Revelation. If you own one of the originals, congratulations! You now have a collector’s edition. The third stand-alone book in the series, Burning Lies (formerly The Gift: Redemption) will be dropping on December 11. As always, I’d love to hear your feedback. Just hit reply or contact me via the social media buttons.

Get your copy of Secret Sky from your favourite retailer with one click right here. And if ebooks aren’t your preference, click on the bookstore tab for other purchase options.

Location Hunting in CA

November 27, 2017 By JPMcLean 14 Comments

One of the greatest perks of writing is travelling for research. Back in April 2013, I made a trip to Bodega Bay, CA. That time I was searching for the perfect shot for the cover of Burning Lies (formerly Redemption.) Now I’m location hunting in CA for the perfect setting for a pivotal, high-powered meeting of nine influential families for the next book in the Gift Legacy series. These families have been threatened and are highly vigilant of their privacy and their security.

Earlier books in the series dictated that the meeting would take place in California. I considered setting the scene in a warehouse, an isolated country manor, or even a barn. And then I thought, why not a winery?

After consultation with friends familiar with California’s wine country, and subsequent online research, I narrowed the possibilities to a climate-controlled cave with wine barrels lining its walls; a private estate down a winding, oak-lined drive; or an 18^th century stone castle.

An Impressive Setting

Any of these spectacular locations would make an impressive setting for a clandestine meeting of high-end power brokers. But to describe any of these locations with authenticity, I need to know what they sound like, what they feel like, even what they smell like.

I could see only one solution—road trip!

And what a fabulous trip it’s been. Turns out, every one of these locations has one or more spectacular meeting or dining rooms with impressive furniture in awe-inspiring surroundings. (They also have delicious wine which must be sampled, but I digress.)

Now that all of my senses have been exposed to the potential of these places, I am primed to write the scene. Though it will be a mash-up of several locations, you’ll recognize it when you read it.

Meantime, enjoy these pics from our trip to Pismo Beach, CA, and points north through Napa.

And if you ever have the opportunity to visit this area, I highly recommend it. The scenery is spectacular, as is the wine. But if you’re prone to motion sickness, take something for it before you travel the northern portions of Hwy. 29.

If you’d like to read an adventure set on the west coast, pick up Secret Sky from your favourite retailer right here! Or click on the image for more purchase options.

A New Cover for Redemption

January 5, 2016 By JPMcLean 15 Comments

It gives me tremendous pleasure, on behalf of WindStorm Press, to reveal the new cover for The Gift: Redemption. The Gift Legacy covers are now complete, and I couldn’t be happier with the results.

A big thank you goes to Viona Halim, the digital artist who created the original covers, then patiently tweaked the artwork and re-designed the title treatments, spines, and back covers to produce this new cover. Viona has been part of The Gift Legacy project from the start.

Early on, she captured the dramatic coastal setting and the ominous mood of the books, and she’s been a joy to work with through all the back and forth that such a detailed project entails.

Redemption will return to print and ebook formats in mid-January.

With the editorial review behind me, and The Gift Legacy fresh in my mind, I thought I’d rummage through my notes and start dreaming up story ideas for the next book in the series. This part of the writing process is such fun! Feel free to add your two cents in the comments below. I have a feeling Sebastian will continue to be a thorn in Em’s side, the Tribunal will face new challenges under Mason’s leadership. And I believe Emelynn had some critical decisions to make.

(*Update: Redemption is now Burning Lies)

A dishonourable legacy. A powerful enemy. A future threatened.

While recovering from a psychopath’s savage attack, Emelynn Taylor learns the ugly truth: deceit spawned her gift of flight, and ruthless brutality safeguards it.

But knowing the truth doesn’t prepare Emelynn for the terrorist who rips her world apart. And when the escalating violence spreads to the inner circle of her covert community, Emelynn uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to expose the gift and all those who share it.

Emelynn joins forces with a man she doesn’t trust and a family she doesn’t know to fight a menace that cloaks itself in lies. And when she lands at the feet of a dangerous enemy, Emelynn must face her worst fears to save the people she loves—and she must do it alone.

The third book in The Gift Legacy series, Burning Lies is a thriller that skirts the edges of reality in a world within our own. Step inside and escape the ordinary: take flight with Emelynn Taylor.